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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Purple Gang (ranked 2184 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Max House (ranked 276 p4p, 282 weight class). House is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Gang fails with the takedown
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Gang throws a combination that misses
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Max House has been cut.
Gang with a poor takedown
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
House gets caught flat footed, as Gang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
House uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and House counters with a left to the body.
Max House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang fails with an attempt to clinch.
House throws out a counter right but Gang avoids it with no problem.
Gang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and House counters with a two punch combo.
Gang is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Purple Gang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gang tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
A punch combination from House misses.
Gang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. House manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
House avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gang lands with a slapping head kick.
Gang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gang thinking.
Gang throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gang avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like House was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with a straight left.
House misses with an uppercut. Gang saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by House.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House stuffs the takedown.
Gang looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
The Purple Gang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gang gets slowly back to his feet.
Gang lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gang lands a body punch.
Gang misses with a punch to the body.
Gang swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gang shoots in looking for a takedown. House tries to sprawl out of it but Gang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. House manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
Gang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Gang misses with a right hand
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Gang takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming House to the mat! House manages to get full guard.
Gang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
House is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses.
House is pulling down on Gang's head. It's preventing any offense from Gang, at least for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gang looking to pass the guard.
Gang is in close to House's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gang lands a couple of elbows.
Gang pushes down on House's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been hearing that Gang has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gang.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing House to regain full guard.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
House is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
House working a defensive guard here.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gang.
House is pulling down on Gang's head to control his posture.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
House has momentary wrist control but Gang slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gang landing some decent shots from guard.
Gang scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gang postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
Gang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gang stands up over House, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gang throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
House is pulling down on Gang's head. It's preventing any offense from Gang, at least for the moment.
Gang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
House controlling Gang's posture.
Gang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
House trying to control the position.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang distracts House with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gang works over House with some ground and pound from guard.
Gang postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gang scoring with punches to the head and body.
House controls Gang momentarily but Gang frees himself.
Gang is in close to House's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gang.
Gang throws a big right hand that misses.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gang postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gang cracks House with a solid left hand.
Gang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
House is trying to keep Gang in close.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
House is controlling Gang's posture.
Gang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Gang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
House has momentary wrist control but Gang slips an elbow through the middle.
Gang lands a couple of elbows.
Gang postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Gang distracts House with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as House works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gang with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Purple Gang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max House's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gang.
The Purple Gang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but House is avoiding damage well.
Gang working the head with strikes.
Gang working the ground and pound but House is defending the strikes.
Gang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but House sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gang postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Gang.
Gang throws an elbow but House slips to the side and avoids it well.
House wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gang looks up at the clock and then as House takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gang smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Gang.
Gang advances nicely into full mount.
Gang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
House tries to lock up and control but Gang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. House can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
House is bucking up trying to escape but Gang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gang scoring with strikes but House is staying in there.
House is rocked!
Gang lands a nice shot to the head.
House is still in real trouble! Can Gang finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gang lands a big elbow - House is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and House is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
During a confident post fight interview, The Purple Gang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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